It’s easier for a camel to enter the kingdom to pass through the eye of a needle

Poll - Total Votes: 7

If we feel that we are weathy enough we give & give to the poor.

If we are wealthy we should only give some & die with the rest

If we are wealthy we should give a minimal amount

If we are wealthy we should let the poor find their own assistance and give nothing

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I just came very good post ( will find & quote) which prompted me comment. However my thoughts became more than just a passing comment so I decided to instead post this.

Wealthy is the opposite end of the scale to Impoverished.

Where one of these financial circumstance exists very likely will the other.

I don’t believe God would bar a wealthy person from entering his kingdom. Because the devil (so to speak) where the scripture states “it is ‘easier’ for a camel to pass through an eye of a needle 🪡 than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god “

Let’s examine when will wish to enter Gods kingdom?
This will likely be on his death.

Fact is too many rich people die .. leaving vast amounts of wealth, which could have easily changed the lives of those in need.
This is a great sin and something they could have actively changed whilst they were alive.

But instead chose to hoard the resources for themselves and quite possibly their close family members who themselves were unlikely to have needed all of it.
Paying lip service by donating a small amount to charity is likely an insult as well.

Personally I believe that we should dedicate our earthly lives to giving as and where it’s needed. Very often this need is found at a grassroots level .

I don’t mean those who are in need because they have squandered or mismanaged their money.
I mean those who are through no fault of their own are born into or living in abject poverty. They are souls waiting to saved.

God places them here as a barometer for a developmental tool for rich persons conscience. Otherwise how else can his compassion for humanity be measured?

This lesson is not just for the richest of of men and women. It’s a universal lesson and test, that each of us are here for.

I would want to ensure that I had been a philanthropist within an inch of my life before I left this world.
After all if God had blessed me with exceptional wealth, I’m certain philanthropy,
Would have been my life’s mission and what an enjoyable privilege it will have been.
To able to gift light & hope 🙏🏽.. in an otherwise dismal world.

DanielsASJ · 36-40, M

It’s easier for a camel to enter the kingdom to pass through the eye of a needle

It is not about money. With each dollar, your desire, your urge to increase your value, your worth by one more dollar further increases till the time you are alive. True or false?

With money comes Ego, with money comes pride. Few people worship money. Few nations worship money. Take a peek at the culture of the Nation giving second largest immigrants to USA - They worship Goddess Lakshmi, A goddess of Money on every Divali, it's their festival of light. They worship money intensely.

When you worship money, when you keep thinking about adding further more, it's not easy for you my friend, to enter the kingdom of heaven with all that greed.

Bill Gates, classic example. At his age, what he should do? Going by what you suggest, he has earned enough and he should retire and distribute. What he is doing? Fund transfer, biolab inauguration and all? Where will he go?

--------------Greed curve grows more than even exponential growth curve---------------

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

For Christians who are wealthy (I don't know any), they must be good stewards of the money God has given them.

I believe they are almost certainly called to give more- whether God calls them to give more of their wealth to a good Gospel Church, Christian charity or to the poor in general depends.